My name is Malorie Lacitis and I’m a real-estate agent with Coldwell Banker Bain on Capitol Hill. Let me tell you a little about myself.

I am very proud of my knowledge of Seattle and its surrounding areas, and my ability to match home buyers with neighborhoods they might not know about.

I remember one couple – Lynn and Andreas – who even though they had friends advising them on neighborhoods, had never heard of Georgetown. It’s an up-and-coming unique part-industrial neighborhood sprinkled with artists’ workspaces, commercial buildings, pubs, even a motorcycle repair shop.

We drove around once and they said “This is it!  This is our neighborhood!”   They wanted a duplex for a major remodel project, and on the first day, one came on the market. They saw it and immediately decided to buy.  We had a signed purchase and sale contract the next day.

Seattle Magazine’s Best in Client Satisfaction Award

I think that’s why that in the two years that Seattle Magazine has chosen its Five Star “Best in Client Satisfaction” real-estate agents, I have received that award. It’s an honor given to less than 7 percent of licensed agents in Greater Seattle. What’s important about this award is that it was based on responses from people who had recently bought homes.

I am very proud of my enthusiasm for the search. I see it as a giant treasure hunt.  .  .  or a puzzle that needs to be solved. One of my buyers, after finding a stunning town home in Eastlake, said “That’s why you’re different to work with! You listen to us!”

Sometimes you need to come up with a totally different approach.  

One San Francisco couple was having difficulty buying a lovely home here.   With the red-hot market, each time something wonderful came up, the home was sold before they were able to fly here.  

What was needed was finding a home that was not quite on the market yet.  

I drove around the Green Lake area looking for construction sites, and on the third inquiry, found a home that was scheduled to be sold in four weeks.  That was it!

My real-world experience

I have a master’s degree in fine arts. And during the winter, when the market is slower, I have time to work on my paintings.  .  .  landscapes in watercolor and oil pastel.

This art background serves me well; it helps me figure out other solutions to problems that come along the way, and it certainly helps me in listing homes.

When I work with sellers I again see the situation as a puzzle:  how do we best show off this home?   For a basic home it might be adding color to one wall, or adding artwork or planters filled with bright flowers.  

For a stunning home it might be as simple as taking excellent photos and writing descriptive text.

After graduation from the University of Washington, I worked as a color specialist for the architectural firm of Skidmore Owings and Merrill in Chicago. I enjoy using those skills in preparing a home for marketing.

Over the years, my husband and I have bought several properties and remodeled them. This experience has been a huge asset.   I can look at homes and make suggestions as to possible changes, having a good idea of what is really involved.

I am quite familiar with dealing with the sales staffs at the Home Depots, with floor installers, painting contractors, plumbers, electricians.   

I know schools

I am also familiar with the multitude of school questions that families have.

Our two children attended both public and private schools in the Seattle area.  I know the importance of schools in choosing a neighborhood in which to purchase a home.

I am interested in children, and art, and gardening, travel, and working with non-profit organizations.

I value the relationships with my clients.   And I love my job!

Thanks so much for taking the time to come to my Web site.

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